Cisco Systems 6500 manual Feature Description

Chapter 2 Ethernet Switching Modules

10-Gigabit Ethernet Modules

Table 2-56 WS-X6708-10G-3C and WS-X6708-10G-3CXL Ethernet Module Features (continued)

Feature	Description
Queues per port	•	Tx—1p7q4t
	•	Rx—8q4t
Chassis/slot restrictions	• Not supported in the Catalyst 6503 chassis.
	• Supported only in slots 9–13 in the Catalyst 6513 chassis. The
		module does not power up if it is installed in slots 1–8.
	•	When the WS-X6708-10G module is installed in a Catalyst 6500-E
		series chassis or a Catalyst 6509-NEB-A chassis, the configuration
		is NEBS 3 compliant (chassis supports operating temperatures up
		to 55°C).
	• When the WS-X6708-10G module is installed in a Catalyst 6500
		non-E series chassis that is equipped with a fan tray 2 and a
		2500 W or larger power supply, the configuration is not NEBS 3
		compliant (chassis supports operating temperatures up to 40°C
		only).
	• Support for the Catalyst 6509-NEB-A chassis requires two
		FAN-MOD-09 fan trays.
Fabric connection	•	Dual switch-fabric connections:
		– Fabric channel 1: Ports 2, 3, 6, 8
		– Fabric channel 2: Ports 1, 4, 5, 7
Fabric channel speed	20 Gb/sec
Module upgrades available
PoE support	Not supported.
Distributed forwarding	• WS-X6708-10G-3C comes factory-equipped with a DFC3C
support		daughter card.
	• WS-X6708-10G-3CXL comes factory-equipped with a DFC3CXL
		daughter card.
Pluggable transceivers	X2 transceivers are supported. Not all types of X2 transceivers may be
support	supported. Refer to your software release notes to determine which X2
	transceivers are currently supported. See the “10-GB Transceivers”
	section on page B-8in Appendix B for additional information on the
	X2 transceivers.
	Note The WS-6708-10GE does not support X2 transceivers shipped
		prior to the release of the WS-X6708-10GE with Cisco IOS
		Release 12.2(18)SXF5. The unsupported X2 transceivers are
		labeled with a number that ends with -01. This restriction does
		not apply to the X2-10GB-LRM transceiver.

Catalyst 6500 Series Ethernet Modules Installation Guide

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